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How can you describe fish body?
True fish have a backbone and fins. Most also breathe with gills and have scales that cover their bodies. A fish’s fins are used for balance and to help propel and steer through the water. Most fish have 2 types of fins: single fins that are found along the centerline (top and bottom) of the fish, and paired fins.
What are the adaptation of a fish?
Fish are adapted to move efficiently and sense their surroundings under water. They’ve also evolved coloring to help them evade predators and gills to get the oxygen they need to survive.
What is the body of a fish called?
The body of a fish is divided into a head, trunk and tail, although the divisions between the three are not always externally visible. The skeleton, which forms the support structure inside the fish, is either made of cartilage (cartilaginous fish) or bone (bony fish).
What is called the shape of fish?
Answer: fusiform. The body is often fusiform, a streamlined body plan often found in fast-moving fish. They may also be filiform (eel-shaped) or vermiform (worm-shaped). Fish are often either compressed (laterally thin) or depressed (dorso-ventrally flat).
How does the structure of the body of a fish help it to live in water?
Many structures in fish are adaptations for their aquatic lifestyle. Fish have gills that allow them to breathe oxygen in water. They are typically long and narrow, which reduces water resistance when they swim. Fish also have a centralized nervous system with a brain.
What is an adaptation of a fish?
What are parts of fish?
Parts of a Fish
- Caudal fin.
- Anal fin.
- Pelvic fin.
- Pectoral fin.
- Gill.
- Gill cover.
- Mouth.
- Eye.
What is the shape of the body of the fish in water?
streamlined body shape
Fishes have streamlined body shape that help them to move in water easily and smoothly.